Here are some common ceramic terms you will be hearing while in Jingdezhen...
Bisque: pottery that has been fired once but not yet glazed
Clay: A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.
Kiln: a brick-lined oven used to bake or fire ceramics.
Dragon Kiln: large outdoor kilns that stretch up a hill and look like a dragon used to fire large objects like storage jars
Earthenware:one of the oldest materials used in pottery, fired at low temperatures
Kaolin: Is an essential ingredient in the manufacturing of clay. The name is derived from Chinese: 高陵/高嶺; Pinyin: Gaoling or Kao-ling ("High Hill") referring to Jingdezhen
Glaze:a liquid substance applied to a clay body that when fired fuses to the exterior and makes a hard glassy coating
Greenware: formed ceramic objects that have not yet been fired in a kiln
Fire: The process done in a kiln that heats the clay to a specific temperature in order to bring about a change in durability
Porcelain:is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic generally fired at a higher temperature. In Jingdezhen the kaolin found in the clay gives the porcelain particular characteristics.
Here are some common ceramic terms you will be hearing while in Jingdezhen...
Bisque: pottery that has been fired once but not yet glazed
Clay: A fine-grained, firm earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when heated, consisting primarily of hydrated silicates of aluminum and widely used in making bricks, tiles, and pottery.
Kiln: a brick-lined oven used to bake or fire ceramics.
Dragon Kiln: large outdoor kilns that stretch up a hill and look like a dragon used to fire large objects like storage jars
Earthenware:one of the oldest materials used in pottery, fired at low temperatures
Kaolin: Is an essential ingredient in the manufacturing of clay. The name is derived from Chinese: 高陵/高嶺; Pinyin: Gaoling or Kao-ling ("High Hill") referring to Jingdezhen
Glaze:a liquid substance applied to a clay body that when fired fuses to the exterior and makes a hard glassy coating
Greenware: formed ceramic objects that have not yet been fired in a kiln
Fire: The process done in a kiln that heats the clay to a specific temperature in order to bring about a change in durability
Porcelain:is a type of hard semi-translucent ceramic generally fired at a higher temperature. In Jingdezhen the kaolin found in the clay gives the porcelain particular characteristics.